Role of CXCR2/CXCR2 ligands in vascular remodeling during bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.
Role of CXCR2/CXCR2 ligands in vascular remodeling during bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.
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10.1172/jci24233
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2005-05
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J. Belperio;M. Keane;M. Burdick;B. Gomperts;Y. Xue;Kurt M. Hong;J. Mestas;A. Ardehali;B. Mehrad;R. Saggar;J. Lynch;D. Ross;R. Strieter
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J. Belperio;M. Keane;M. Burdick;B. Gomperts;Y. Xue;Kurt M. Hong;J. Mestas;A. Ardehali;B. Mehrad;R. Saggar;J. Lynch;D. Ross;R. Strieter
Angiogenesis and vascular remodeling support fibroproliferative processes; however, no study has addressed the importance of angiogenesis during fibro-obliteration of the allograft airway during bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) that occurs after lung transplantation. The ELR(+) CXC chemokines both mediate neutrophil recruitment and promote angiogenesis. Their shared endothelial cell receptor is the G-coupled protein receptor CXC chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2). We found that elevated levels of multiple ELR(+) CXC chemokines correlated with the presence of BOS. Proof-of-concept studies using a murine model of BOS not only demonstrated an early neutrophil infiltration but also marked vascular remodeling in the tracheal allografts. In addition, tracheal allograft ELR(+) CXC chemokines were persistently expressed even in the absence of significant neutrophil infiltration and were temporally associated with vascular remodeling during fibro-obliteration of the tracheal allograft. Furthermore, in neutralizing studies, treatment with anti-CXCR2 Abs inhibited early neutrophil infiltration and later vascular remodeling, which resulted in the attenuation of murine BOS. A more profound attenuation of fibro-obliteration was seen when CXCR2(-/-) mice received cyclosporin A. This supports the notion that the CXCR2/CXCR2 ligand biological axis has a bimodal function during the course of BOS: early, it is important for neutrophil recruitment and later, during fibro-obliteration, it is important for vascular remodeling independent of neutrophil recruitment.